Brisbane vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	35
😀 Quality of life	98	50
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.47M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 231% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1349th and 7322nd ($2269 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Zambia, respectively. Check Australia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3rd and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lusaka

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	Brisbane	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$13300

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692